Chapter 73 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 73.40

ततः पावकसंकाशैः शरैराशीविषोपमैः। वानराणामनीकानि बिभेद समरे प्रभुः॥

tataḥ pāvakasaṃkāśaiḥ śarairāśīviṣopamaiḥ| vānarāṇāmanīkāni bibheda samare prabhuḥ||

English Meaning

Then that lord pierced the monkey-hosts in the encounter with shafts resembling fire or venomous serpents.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)